verspilt

Verspilt is not a standard word in contemporary Dutch. In standard Dutch, the past participle of verspillen (to waste) is verspild, as in Het geld is verspild. The form verspilt is generally considered incorrect in Dutch spelling and is not used in authoritative references. It may appear in occasional misspellings, in learner texts, or as a result of interference from German or other languages.

In German, by contrast, verspielt is a common form. It is the past participle of verspielen, meaning to misplay or squander, often in reference to a game or to opportunities. For example, Er hat das Spiel verspielt translates to He blew the game. The German usage does not apply to Dutch, but it can appear in multilingual writing where language boundaries are blurred.

Etymology and usage notes: The Dutch verb verspillen is built with the prefix ver- and the root related to wasting or wasting away. The standard past participle form is verspild, used in sentences such as Geld verspild. Dialectal variations or non-native texts may show verspilt, but this form is not accepted in formal Dutch writing. In Dutch, the correct rendering depends on the language context; when referring to misplaying a game in German, one would use verspielt in German, but not in Dutch.

See also: verspillen, verspild, verspielen, German verspielt.